Northside Park in Kokomo will be home to a pump track later this year. The Kokomo Tribune reports the track, which is a circuit of rollers and banked turns for bikes and skateboards, will replace one of the park's two youth athletic fields.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology professor Dr. Julia Williams has received a $457,500 grant from The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation. Over the next three years, Rose-Hulman says Williams will work to build connections between engineering professional societies and the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network to create value for engineers in industry and in education.... Read More
Following a seven-month national search, Grace College & Theological Seminary has appointed Dr. Drew Flamm as its seventh president. Flamm, who currently serves as the college's executive vice president, will transition to his new role in July.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will this weekend host 32 of Indiana's top high school and community robotics teams at the FIRST Indiana Robotics state championships. The competition, which are open to the public, will be held on a basketball court-sized field at Rose-Hulman's Sports and Recreation Center.... Read More
Elkhart-based Dexter Axle Co. has acquired Premium Supply Ltd. in Texas, a company specializing in custom trailer hoists, hydraulic kits, pumps, controls, and accessories. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit Eskenazi Health Foundation has received a $1 million gift from St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild to support the Behavioral Health Academy. The academy, which is a partnership between the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center and local universities, aims to increase the number of dual-licensed clinical social workers and clinical addictions counselors in central Indiana.... Read More
Novae LLC, a trailer manufacturer based in the Huntington County town of Markle, has acquired Middlebury-based LOOK Trailers, which manufactures standard and custom-built enclosed trailers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
Evansville-based Escalade Inc. (Nasdaq: ESCA), a sporting goods and recreation equipment provider, is reporting first quarter net income of $6.7 million, up from $5.4 million during the same period last year. The company says the results are attributed to strong organic sales growth across the basketball, archery, pickleball, and indoor game categories.... Read More
Warsaw-based Miller's Health System Inc. is partnering with Trine University to provide employees with professional development and educational opportunities. Miller's employees will have access to more than 45 courses from Trine.... Read More
The Board of Directors of Indiana Members Credit Union in Indianapolis has appointed John Newett as chief executive officer. Newett will succeed Ron Collier, who is retiring in December after 37 years with the credit union.... Read More
